GitLost: We Tricked GitHub’s AI Agent into Leaking Private Repos
Article URL: https://noma.security/blog/gitlost-how-we-tricked-githubs-ai-agent-into-leaking-private-repos/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827858 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
ADHD brains are prone to wandering. That’s a secret weapon in the workplace
Some of the symptoms that create challenges for those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may also contribute to a greater capacity for creativity under the right circumstances. Traits associated with the condition, such as distractibility, a lack of...
15-Year-Old GhostLock Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape on Most Linux Distros
Researchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets any logged-in user take full root control of a machine that has not been patched. The vulnerable code has shipped by default in essentially every...
CISA Adds 4 Actively Exploited Adobe, Joomla, and Langflow Flaws to KEV
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-48282 (CVSS score: 10.0)...
AI is becoming a bargain hunter’s market, with a few luxury models on top
The price of AI tokens is fluctuating widely, with some becoming cheaper and others more expensive, leaving users of AI services struggling to assess if the price is right. Aman Panjwani, an AI engineer based in India, says that GPT-4-class model output cost about $20...
Media Over QUIC can scale real-time streaming and carry the world’s vids
SYSTEMS APPROACH A few weeks ago, Larry and I independently received the same advice from two different sources: take a look at Media Over QUIC (MoQ) for your next edition. I’ve been following the standardization of QUIC for several years (and wrote about it) but MoQ...
GPT-5.6 Sol, along with Terra and Luna, will launch publicly this Thursday
Article URL: https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/2074704958419792299 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827402 Points: 34 # Comments: 0
How to say no to projects that are a waste of your time
Everyone I know these days is busy. They put in long hours at work running from one meeting to another, writing reports, engaging in internal and customer-facing work. There isn’t much downtime. Yet, all that busy-ness doesn’t necessarily equate to production. Often,...
The Atari Jaguar Runs Linux
The Atari Jaguar Runs Linux Go to Source Among the many forgotten might-have-beens of the games console world, the Atari Jaguar occupies a special place. It was the final gasp of Atari Corporation, the Jack Tramiel-era incarnation of...
How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS
Article URL: https://neil.computer/notes/how-to-setup-minimal-zfs-nas-without-truenas/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827325 Points: 11 # Comments: 1
Microsoft intros tech that rebuilds dead PCs without requiring local copies of Windows
Microsoft intros tech that rebuilds dead PCs without requiring local copies of Windows Go to Source Microsoft has introduced a new offering called “Cloud rebuild” that makes it possible to re-image a Windows PC without a physical copy...
Google Gemini Killed Perplexity AI
Article URL: https://fatjoe.com/blog/perplexity-ai-stats/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48826756 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
Ranked worst to best: 13 flavors of Pure Leaf iced tea
Article URL: https://www.tastingtable.com/1866292/pure-leaf-iced-tea-flavors-ranked/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48826572 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
SN 1086: The Apex Agentic Adversary – Visual Prompt Injection Strikes
From the sudden retirement of Internet pioneer Vint Cerf to the unstoppable advance of "apex agentic adversaries," get a front-row seat to the unfolding security revolution and its massive real-world stakes. Why Fable5's re-release has disappointed. Opera becomes the...
It’s Now Imperative That You Copy That Floppy
In the early 1990s, Don’t Copy That Floppy was an anti-piracy campaign that attempted to connect with computer-savvy youth through the power of hip-hop. While somewhat difficult to imagine given our current draconian Digital Rights Management (DRM) hellscape, warning...
Show HN: Chiptune Radio
I built a chiptune song generator and its broadcasting algorithmically generated chiptune music. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48826094 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
This free Android app makes sharing files across Windows, Mac, and iOS so easy for me
If you're looking for an effortless way of transferring files from Android to your other devices, Blip is my app of choice.
An interactive explorer for Benford’s Law across real datasets
Article URL: https://vatsalbakshi.com/blog/benfords-law/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48825816 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
I spent a week with Sony’s $3,500 Bravia TV – the True RGB display is the real deal
Outfitted with Sony's new Micro RGB panels, the Bravia 9 II is well on its way to usurping its OLED cousin's supremacy.
FrankenMarkdown
Article URL: https://franken-markdown.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48825234 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
Meta built an AI detection tool to ID images and video created with its new models
Meta's new AI detector has rate limits for some reason.
GAO: DOE Is Prematurely Excluding Less Expensive Options for Nuclear Cleanup
Article URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108193 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48824826 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Windows is watching: Anti-piracy tool fingers Scattered Spider suspect
Your Windows is watching you. The US Justice Department's complaint against Peter Stokes for alleged involvement in the Scattered Spider hacking group offers a reminder that it's difficult to hide online activity from Microsoft's operating system (or any other)....
It’s Full Steam Ahead for This Motorized Canoe
In some parts of Canada, you’ll rarely hear someone use the phrase “whatever paddles your canoe” instead of the more usual “whatever floats your boat”– and apparently, at least for one Swede, that’s steam power. The video, linked and embedded below, is a detailed tour...
Samsung unveils Galaxy Z Fold 8 deal for $1,230 off ahead of July Unpacked – how to qualify
Samsung Unpacked will take place later this month in London, and all eyes are on the Galaxy Glasses.
The next Samsung Galaxy Unpacked launch is happening on July 22
The next Samsung Galaxy Unpacked launch is happening on July 22.
Final extension: Startup Battlefield Australia applications now close July 20
If you're building something ambitious, this is a fast track to the people who can move your startup forward.
Meta rolls out Muse, a new AI image generator
The new image-generating model has numerous use cases, including advertising, decorating and creator-based opportunities.
The Real Divide in the AI Economy Isn’t Human vs. Machine
Every other day, headlines come your way saying AI scalped yet another thousand heads in big tech. For an average IT person, the anxiety is understandable because of how opinions around you have been circulating recently. Unemployment, mass rejections, and low demand...
Six Data Grid Implementations Later, I Finally Learned to Build Components Right
Drawing on six implementations of the same data grid, the article argues that the most durable UI pattern is separating behavior from presentation through headless architecture. It shows how explicit contracts, rather than framework-specific abstractions, improve...